Dinah Rogers / The Times-PicayuneMocha Moms have launched a literacy project in New Orleans barber shops and beauty salons.

JAZZ: The New Orleans chapter of MOCHA MOMS INC. has set up 10 reading stations in barber shops and beauty salons across New Orleans and the west bank to promote literacy among children. This is the inaugural project for Mocha Moms, a national support group for minority women who make parenthood their full-time occupation.

JAZZ: St. Tammany Parish schools Superintendent GAYLE SLOAN was named the 2009 Superintendent of the Year by the Louisiana Association of School Executives. Ms. Sloan, who was selected by a team of retired superintendents, was recognized in part because St. Tammany schools have a reputation for being proactive in education.

JAZZ: Saints running back DEUCE McALLISTER tied the franchise record for the most all-time touchdowns by a player with his second quarter TD against the Chiefs Sunday. It was his 53rd touchdown, tying a record set by Dalton Hilliard between 1986-93.